Number of ships transiting Strait of Hormuz falls to three on Wednesday, data shows
XLE•Bab el-Mandeb crossings also ease
In the Red Sea, vessel crossings through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait eased to 21 on Wednesday, compared with 24 vessels a day earlier.
Types of vessels seen in the waterway
Of the three vessels, an empty Supramax dry bulk ship entered the strait via the Iranian route, while an empty petroleum product tanker entered through a dark route, shipping data from Kpler showed at 0445 GMT.
A Panamax tanker exited the waterway using a dark route, the data showed.
Conflict in the Gulf raises oil supply risks
Vessel traffic dropped this week as war in the Gulf intensified. Saudi Arabian warplanes pounded Yemen and Houthi fighters launched drones and missiles at Saudi cities.
The Iran-backed Houthis' rapid advance in Yemen along the Red Sea coast, attacks on Saudi Arabia and damage to the kingdom's East-West oil pipeline have widened Tehran's reach in the conflict and raised risks to global oil supplies.
Ship transits through the Strait of Hormuz drop sharply
Commodity vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz dwindled to just , down from and well below the , preliminary ship-tracking data showed on Thursday.
